Governor Mifflin Middle School
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Shillington, Pennsylvania
Governor Mifflin Middle School in Shillington, Pennsylvania enrolled 631 students in 2024-25 with 38.5 full-time teachers, 16.4 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania middle-school median of 12.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 44-46% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 18% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%
629 students in 2022-23, 596 students in 2023-24, 631 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 42.5 to 38.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 629 | 42.5 | 14.8 |
| 2023-24 | 596 | 43.5 | 13.7 |
| 2024-25 | 631 | 38.5 | 16.4 |
16.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 92 of every 100 Pennsylvania middle schools
Among the 513 Pennsylvania middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 320 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Governor Mifflin Middle School enrolled 640 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 60 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 320 of the 640 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions60
- Chronically absent18.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
52.1% of students were White, 36.3% Hispanic, 5.5% Black in 2024-25.
- White52.1%
- Hispanic36.3%
- Black5.5%
- Two or more races4.6%
- Asian1.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Governor Mifflin Middle School scored proficient or above: 44-46% in reading in 2021-22 and 18% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 44‑46% | 47‑50% | 54% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 18% | 28‑31% (2021-22) | 38.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Shillington
2 public middle schools in Shillington report 2024-25 enrollment; Governor Mifflin Middle School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governor Mifflin Middle School | 631 | 16.4 | 94.5% |
| Intermediate School | 623 | 17.3 | 97.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Governor Mifflin Middle School
- Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.6 miles away: 623 students, 17.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- West Reading El CtrThe next nearest public middle school, 2.2 miles away: 310 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
- Compare Governor Mifflin Middle School with Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Governor Mifflin SD spends per student$15,444 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,444
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaGovernor Mifflin Middle School is the number 209 by size of 513 Pennsylvania middle schools open in 2024-25.#209 of 513
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher16.4 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.8 for middle schools.16.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Governor Mifflin Middle School
How many students attend Governor Mifflin Middle School?
631 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 629 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Shillington, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Governor Mifflin Middle School?
16.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for middle schools is 12.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Governor Mifflin Middle School a Title I school?
Governor Mifflin Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Governor Mifflin Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Governor Mifflin Middle School scored proficient or above: 44-46% in reading in 2021-22 and 18% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Governor Mifflin Middle School in?
Governor Mifflin SD, NCES district ID 4210860. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421086000801 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.